Poems and Songs of Middle Earth (1967 LP and cassette)The original 8-song cyclesung by William Elvin, with Donald Swann on pianoCan be found on the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection cassette boxed setCan be purchased as a MP3 under the title “A Rare Recording of J.R.R. Tolkien” (don’t bother to purchase the CD; it’s a CD-R burned on demand)

The Road Goes Ever On (MP3)The original 8-song cyclesung by Stewart Hendrickson, with Theo Wee on pianolive performance from 1972, published online in 2012 at http://stewarthendrickson.com/RoadGoesEverOn.htmlCD cover art exists, but I don’t know if a CD was ever published; anyway, it would probably just be a self-published CD-R. Not particularly notable performance, probably one of hundreds of such recitals given since the 60s. The singer has a bit of a pronounced American accent. But it’s pleasant enough.

Amiscellany (1992 CD)Bilbo’s Last Songsung by John Amis and Donald Swann, with Donald Swann on Piano

The Road Goes Ever On (1997 CD)sung by Jan Jacob Krediet, with Alexandra de Jongh Swemer on piano, and choirlive performance from 1995, CD published in 1997 (500 copies?)http://www.janjacobkrediet.nl/tolkien_music.htmlRather huxterishly claims to be the world premiere of the piece. But it is the only complete recording of the 1978 revised 9-song cycle, which calls for a choir and includes Bilbo’s Last Song.

The Road (1999)The Road Goes Ever On (the song, not the whole cycle)sung by Abby Strauss

The Road Goes Ever On (2002 CD issued with the HC 3rd ed. book)the original 8-song cycle plus the two newer piecesincludes the William Elvin recording from the LPincludes Bilbo’s Last Song, sung by Donald Swannincludes Lúthien Tinúviel, sung by Clive McCombie

Classic Children’s Songs (2006)Namárië and Bilbo’s Last Songsung by Roderick Williams, with Iain Burnside on piano

The radio drama soundtrack by Stephen Oliver is a re-recording, not what was actually used in the drama (the original tapes are supposedly lost; and the re-recording is supposedly expanded). It was published on LP and cassette in 1981. If you want it on CD you have to get the full drama in a 1995 UK edition with **14** discs; the soundtrack is the 14th disc.

The Tolkien Ensemble Caspar Reiff & Peter Hall recordings of all the poems in The Lord or the Rings set to music: CDsAn Evening in Rivendell 1997A Night in Rivendell 2000At Dawn in Rivendell 2002Leaving Rivendell 2005

5 Kevin Henry, Bilbo's Great Adventure 1999 Musical tale of The Hobbit country/folk style. Very well done, with some good hooks, warm music, quite enjoyable, not background music to deep think Tolkien. A repeat request from my Grandsons.

9 Jim Čert Písnê Stredozemê (The Songs of Middle-earth) 1998. In Czech, Cert & his accordion. Some Tolkien lyrics. I think of it as a Breeman who’s heard many songs and tales at the Pony and he’s got an accordion.

17 Only for the Brave: John Sangster, A Musical Interpretation of The Lord of the Rings 2002. Some of this is ruthless jazz, ruthless. Contains classics like Sam the Man, Glad'riel, & Ents and Entwives plus Three Cheers for Smeagol.